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Airport sniffer dogs redeployed as international mail poses a greater biosecurity threat International airports at Darwin and Cairns are once again operating without a biosecurity sniffer dog as authorities redeploy canines south to focus mostly on international mail deliveries. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/biosecurity-sniffer-dogs-moved-south-to-focus-on-mail/12916264 #Quarantine-Agricultural #DiseasesandDisorders #PestManagement #PigProduction #AirTransport #Rural #Trade

Planning Christmas lunch? Here's everything you need to know to support Aussie producers Australia's supply of popular Christmas foods is plentiful heading into the holiday season as food sectors bounce back from the pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-18/a-guide-to-supporting-farmers-with-your-2020-christmas-spread/12890344 #PoultryandEggProduction #Fishing,Aquaculture #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #FoodandCooking #PigProduction

'Easter never happened': Mired in COVID-19, family forced to fatten suckling pigs With weddings, birthdays and other festivities cancelled, Deb and Daryl Hancock found themselves having to grow out their suckling pigs, and it wasn't cheap. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-30/suckling-pig-farmers-hit-hard-by-covid-19/12718306 #PoultryandEggProduction #PigProduction #Livestock #Rural

Coronavirus concerns prompt interest in on-farm meat processing A pork producer says interest in on-farm meat processing has increased since the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/covid-prompts-interest-in-on-farm-meat-processing/12540894 #SheepProduction #GoatProduction #PigProduction #Livestock

'Significant to the industry': Australian scientists identify pig lung infections cause A new species of bacteria has been found to be behind mystery lung infections in pigs, resulting in economic and animal health benefit. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-06/pig-lung-disease-bacteria-discovered-by-research-scientists/12218574 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DiseaseControlMethods #ScienceandTechnology #DiseasesandDisorders #VeterinaryMedicine #FoodandBeverage #PigProduction

The US meat industry has been crippled by coronavirus. Here's why that won't happen here US meatworks have been epicentres for coronavirus outbreaks and shutting them down has disrupted the supply chain. But Australia is set up differently. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-06/united-states-meat-industry-has-been-crippled-by-coronavirus/12216726 #PoultryandEggProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle #FarmLabour

'Honey, that's not barbecue': How brisket and pork ribs is changing the Aussie meat scene In a land where steaks and snags once reigned, brisket and pork ribs now rule — and the newfound love affair with American-style barbecuing and smoking in Australia is benefitting butchers and consumers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/american-style-low-and-slow-barbecue-australian-meat-market/12021048 #HomeEntertaining #FoodandCooking #PigProduction #BeefCattle #Lifestyle